Impact of National Planning Policy Framework Changes in Shrewton

Shrewton and the impact of National Planning Policy Framework Changes NB Comments need to be submitted by 1145 on 24thSept 2024 Councillor Paul Mckernan 19thSept 2024 CAVEAT -I am not a planning professional !!

Before 1145 on 24thSept !!! (National Planning Policy Framework) GOOGLE:NPPF 2024 Draft or: https://consult.communities.gov.uk/planning/planning-reform/ and Comment !!

Aim To brief on some of the proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) Explain how we can comment on proposals Discuss the potential impact on Shrewton and hear your input Develop an Action Plan To discuss our views on a Neighbourhood Plan Neighbourhood Plan Actions (if required)

Meeting Conduct Please respect the Speaker. I will select speakers in turn. When asked to speak: Tell us who you are. Speak up we are making notes for the record. Please be brief. Last question will be 2045 to allow for closing comments. Thank you.

Background These changes amending the planning framework universal, ambitious local plan coverage are vital to deliver the Government s commitments to achieve economic growth and build 1.5 million new homes in England. (370,000 p/a over 4 years = ~1013/day) These proposals are policy changes and will need to be followed up with plans to deliver the policy

Challenges to New Policy Historic Building Rates FY 2023 210,320 (174,600 in England) 1969-2023 (England) : Avg 175,665 :Private 129k; Housing Assoc. 19k; Local Council 27K ) (ONS UK Housing) (Target 370,00) Since 1992 massive drop in Local Authority builds 1980 Right to buy (1.5 million Council houses sold) Lack of skills, increasing cost and supply of materials challenges Lengthy planning process (staffing issues due to lack of funding)

Consultation Process The website for responses: Citizen Space Contains 19 pages and 106 questions (~15 pages of detail) Luckily you can save and return they send an email link You do not have to answer every question But You have to click through each page before you reach submit Once submitted you cannot go back and amend your answers If you cannot respond via Citizen Space, you may send your response by email to: PlanningPolicyConsultation@communities.gov.uk

Achieving sustainable development Achieving sustainable development an economic objective an economic objective to help build a strong, responsive and competitive economy a social objective a social objective to support strong, vibrant and healthy communities an environmental objective an environmental objective to protect and enhance our natural, built and historic environment..improvingbiodiversity

Planning for the homes we need Local planning authorities should be required to continually demonstrate 5 years of specific, deliverable sites for decision making purposes, regardless of plan status (mandatory) Presumption in favour of sustainable development (mostly unchanged) Change Change If (5yr) supply of land is out of date, presumption in favour unless: Protected areas Adverse impact outweighs benefit

A new Standard Method for assessing housing needs Current Local Plan calls for 82 houses in Shrewton (10 Built) so 72 remain New calculation uses housing stock (~860 in Shrewton) more stable base than housing need Affordability adjustment where median house price is more than 4 times average wage (almost 10 times in Wilts) aim to drive down house prices by increasing availability No cap to limit the level of increase (was 40% , ~81% for Wilts) Could lead to policy demand for 129+ houses in Shrewton Could lead to policy demand for 129+ houses in Shrewton Increase area and number of towns that urban uplift applies to

Brownfield, grey belt and the Green Belt Broaden the existing definition of brownfield land, set a strengthened expectation that applications on brownfield land will be approved and that plans should promote an uplift in density in urban areas; Identify grey belt land within the Green Belt, to be brought forward into the planning system through both plan and decision-making to meet development needs; Deliver affordable, well-designed homes, with new golden rules for land released in the Green Belt to ensure it delivers in the public interest: Housing schemes at least 50% affordable housing, with an appropriate proportion being Social Rent, subject to viability; necessary improvements to local or national infrastructure, the provision of new, or improvements to existing, local green spaces that are accessible to the public

Delivering affordable, well-designed homes and places Ensure that local planning authorities are able to prioritise the types of affordable homes their communities need on all housing development and that the planning system supports a more diverse housebuilding sector Promote mixed tenure sites How to promote high percentage Social Rent/Affordable housing ?(single type sites) What safeguards are required ? (i.e max size) What measures to better support and increase rural affordable housing ?

Building infrastructure to grow the economy Support economic growth in key sectors, aligned with the Government s industrial strategy and future local growth plans, including laboratories, gigafactories, datacentres, digital economies and freight and logistics given their importance to our economic future;

Delivering community needs Faster delivery of other public service infrastructure such as further education colleges, hospitals and criminal justice accommodation, resolve key planning issues before applications are submitted. Significant weight should be placed on the importance of new, expanded or upgraded public service infrastructure when considering proposals for development. Set a vision for how we want places to be, and designing the transport and behavioural interventions to help us achieve this vision. This approach is known as vision-led transport planning and, unlike the traditional predict and provide approach, it focuses on the outcomes desired, and planning for achieving them. Development should only be prevented or refused on highways grounds if there would be an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impacts on the road network would be severe, in all tested scenarios.?

Supporting green energy and the environment Support clean energy and the environment, including through support for onshore wind and renewables Identify other ways to ensure food production not compromised Should we add water infrastructure to NSIP (how?) Biodiversity Net Gain rules are unchanged

Changes to local plan intervention criteria Should the local plan intervention policy criteria be updated or removed, so the Government can intervene where necessary to ensure housing delivery ? Transitional arrangements for delivery of revised local plans are detailed depend on where the local plan is in process and whether difference between old and new housing target is 200 homes

Changes to planning application fees Increase householder application fees to meet cost recovery? From 258 to 582 If not how much ??, a 50% increase to 387 Are there any applications for which the current fee is inadequate ? Are there any application types for which fees are not currently charged but which should require a fee ? Should planning fees be increased, beyond cost recovery, for planning applications services, to fund wider planning services ? Other than planning applications (development management) services, which other services do you consider could be paid for by planning fees ?

Local Plan Government Response Deadline Sets out how and when we expect every local planning authority to rapidly create a clear, ambitious local plan for high quality housebuilding and economic growth. The Government will respond to this consultation and publish NPPF revisions before the end of the year

Summary Mandatory Housing Targets could mean many more houses in Shrewton Presumption in Favourcould mean building is not where we want or need it Neighbourhood Plan would provide protection against this Highways objections only if strong impact on Highway Safety Biodiversity Net Gain requirement stays

Actions 1. Comment on Consultation 2. Co-operate with other PCs to provide a coordinated response to Wiltshire CC One Voice 3. Including the protection - no new homes on A303 Amesbury Berwick Down corridor until A303 issue sorted ? 4. Work with other PCs to develop plans to deliver new targets 5. Communicate with village

NeighbourhoodPlans Where the presumption (in favour of development) applies to the provision of housing, the adverse impact of allowing development that conflicts with the neighbourhood plan is likely to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, provided the following apply: a) the neighbourhood plan became part of the development plan five years or less before the date on which the decision is made; and b) the neighbourhood plan contains policies and allocations to meet its identified housing requirement (see paragraphs 67-68); Do we want a neighbourhood plan ?

NeighbourhoodPlan Actions 1. Create a Parish Council sub committee to plan for the Neighbourhood Plan (~3 months prep) (add to Agenda for next SPC) 2. Co-opt expertise as required to develop this plan Then 1. Present this plan for a plan to village (early 2025) 2. Obtain village agreement 3. Call for volunteers (including specific expertise) to join NPWG to deliver NP

Thank You Next Parish Council Meeting Wednesday 2ndOct at 1900 at the Rec